New Delhi: Rani Mukherjee, who received her first National Film Award only after almost 30 years after entering the film industry, says she feels that the “overwhelmed” honor has been received.
The award for the best actress was declared for her powerful role in ‘Mrs.’, Chatterjee vs. Norway, ‘where she played a mother fighting to bring her children back home.
His first national award sounds like a full-cycle moment, one that his fans and the film industry will be remembered for a long time.
Calling it a big moment in her long journey in cinema, the ‘Maradani’ actress shared her feelings in her statement, where she reflected on “incredible films”, thanked and thanked the jury for recognizing her work. Rani also shared the joy of victory with the team behind the film, calling it a “actually a special project”.
“I have won the National Award for my performance at Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway. Nikkhil Advani, Monisha, and Madhu, my director Ashima Chibber, and everyone who really worked on this special project, who celebrated the flexibility of motherhood,” she said.
Rani also said that for her, this award means more than recognition for only one film and shared that the honor is very “emotional and personal” for her, as the message of the film is close to her heart.
“I dedicate my national award to all the incredible mothers of this world. There is nothing like a mother’s love and her own speed to protect her own. The story of this Indian immigrant mother who went out for her child and took me to a nation, shook me deeply … A mother’s love for her child is unconditionally,” he said.
“I realized that when I was my own,, therefore, this victory, this film feels deeply emotional and personal. A mother can move mountains for her children and make the world a better place. The film tried to show it,” Rani said.
The role of the queen is based on the real -life case of Chatterjee vs. Norway Sagarika Chakraborty in ‘Mrs.’, whose children were taken by the Norwegian government in 2011. Rani has played the role of mother Debika, who fought the foreign legal system to bring her children back.
Since her debut in ‘Raja Ki Aygi Baraut’ in 1996, Rani has made a strong career. From winning heart with ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ in 1998, from winning many films, she has always chosen roles that show strength and feeling.
